ST. PAUL, Minn.—The Minnesota Wild will have five of their players participating in the Olympics this winter.

Goalie Niklas Backstrom and forwards Mikko Koivu (MEE’-koh KOY’-voo) and Antti Miettinen (AHN’-tee mee-EH’-teh-nen) were named to Finland’s team. Forward Martin Havlat (HAHV’-laht) and defenseman Marek Zidlicky (zihd-LICK’-ee) were announced on the Czech Republic squad. Both countries revealed their rosters for the Vancouver Games on Wednesday.

The U.S. team will be announced on Friday, but the Wild don’t have any Americans on their roster.

The Wild also had five Olympians in the 2006 Games in Italy.

The Wild will reach the halfway point of the season when they host the Los Angeles Kings on New Year’s Eve.

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